A pensioner who was caught by police hiding at her home address which she was banned from going to has appeared in court charged with breaching her bail conditions.

Dianna Dollar, from Frome, was previously charged with an offence of racially aggravated harassment against her Lithuanian neighbour after making a racist remark towards her.

She denied the allegation and the case was adjourned until July 21 for a trial to take place before Somerset Magistrates and she was bailed with conditions not to go to her home, except once and when accompanied by a police officer.

The court was told that Dollar was arrested by police after neighbours reported seeing her at her home address after having sneaked in and left her car parked round the corner.

The 71-year-old defendant, of Nightingale Avenue, admitted to breaching her bail conditions after being found inside her home address on June 4 when she was brought before the court at Yeovil in custody.

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Prosecutor Christine Hart said that the defendant appeared in court on May 26 where she pleaded not guilty to an offence of racially aggravated harassment.

She was released on bail with conditions not to enter her home address except on one occasion when accompanied by a police officer and not to contact the complainant.

“The police had a call to say that Dollar had been hiding in her house the night before even though she had bail conditions not to go there,” she said.

“Officers attended but there was no reply and the television was on. Three officers attended later and gained entry, found Dollar and she was arrested.

“Neighbours said she had parked her car round the corner and it was a deliberate breach of bail.”

Defending solicitor Ray Peters said that Dollar admitted breaching her bail saying she had returned to her address the previous evening and had parked her car away from the house.

“However, there have been no further offences and there is no suggestion that the defendant sought out the complainant and was keeping a very low profile,” he said.

No action was taken on the breach and the case was adjourned until July 21 when the trial is due to take place, and until then Dollar was released on bail with conditions to live and sleep at an address in Old School Mews, Shrewton, not to contact the complainant directly or indirectly and not to go to her home address, except for one occasion when accompanied by the police.